Xiao Yanyan

For other people with similar names, see Empress Xiao.
Xiao Yanyan
Empress Dowager Chengtian of Liao
from one 1892 print of the novel Legends of Generals of the Yang Family (《楊家將傳》)[note 1]
Regent of the Liao dynasty
Regency13 October 982 – 23 December 1009
MonarchEmperor Shengzong (son)
Born953
Died(1009-12-29)December 29, 1009
SpouseYelü Xian (Emperor Jingzong)
Issue
  • Yelü Longxu (Emperor Shengzong), son
  • Yelü Longqing (耶律隆慶), son
  • Yelü Longyou (耶律隆祐), son
  • Yelü Guanyinnü (耶律觀音女), daughter
  • Yelü Changshounü (耶律長壽女), daughter
  • Yelü Yanshounü (耶律延壽女), daughter
Names
Family name: Xiāo (蕭)
Khitan name: Yanyan (燕燕)
Chinese name: Xiāo Chuò (蕭綽)
Regnal name
Empress Dowager Ruìdé Shénlüè Yìngyùn QĬhuà Chéngtiān (睿德神略應運啟化承天皇太后)
Posthumous name
Empress Shèngshén Xuānxiàn (聖神宣獻皇后)
Empress Ruìzhì (睿智皇后)
FatherXiao Siwen (蕭思溫)
MotherYelü Lübugu (耶律呂不古)

Xiao Chuo, nickname Yanyan (Chinese: 蕭燕燕;[1] 953 – 29 December 1009[2]), also known as Empress Dowager Chengtian (承天皇太后) was a Khitan empress and military leader of imperial China's Liao dynasty.[3][4] She was regent on behalf of her son from 982.[3]


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  1. ^ (景宗睿智皇后萧氏，讳绰，小字燕燕，...) Liao Shi, vol.71
  2. ^ ([统和二十七年十二月]辛卯，皇太后崩于行宫.) Liao Shi, vol.14
  3. ^ a b Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2023-12-20). Women Warriors in History: 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-5032-6.
  4. ^ Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2015-01-28). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-51562-3.